Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8571, William Gilmore, Continental Mass. New York

SERVICE
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Gilmore, William
S 8571
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New York
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New York
William Gilmore
of Washington in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Comp'y. commanded by Captain Gray of the Brig. commanded by Col Woodbridge in the ... Mass ★ line for 17 Months 9 Days
Continental Mass. Inf'ty ★
Records completed Oct. 17, 1904
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 57 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of May. 1833 and sent to John P. Putnam Cambridge Mass. Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 11 5.98 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833. 28.83
$144.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk Book 60, Vol. 4 Page 57

In the matter of William Gilmore
22620
J. P. Putnam
Done

State of New York Washington County ss
On the Third - day of September - 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas at the Court house in the town of Salem in said County now sitting (William Gilman a resident of the town of White Creek County of Wash- ington and State of New York age Eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh 1832
That he was born in the town of Pelham - in the county of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts in the year 1750
That his age is recorded on the records of the said town of Pelham in the town Clerks books and that he has a certified copy of that record in his possession
That he lived when called into the service in the town of Pelham County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts and lived there till the year 1777 then removed to the said town of White Creek (then Cambridge) where he has since lived and lives there now.
That he was first called into service the 22 d day of April 1775 as a minute man & volunteer in a company of militia of which Isaac Gray was Captain. - - - He took position in Col. Ruggles (Woodbridge's) regiment, the major's name was Stacy and marched immediately for Cambridge near Boston. That he arrived there the next day and was quartered in the College in that place and remained there in active service to the twenty third day of September and then was verbally discharged and permitted to return home - That Generals Lee, Ward & Putnam were there, and Cols. Prescott and Stark and Gen. Washington arrived there a few days after the Battle of Bunker's Hill was fought. That he was

5 Then when said battle was fought but was not engaged in it — That in the latter part of November or first part of December 1775 he volunteered in the said town of Pelham out of the said Captain Grays Company for four months service and went immediately again to the said town of Cambridge and was there mustered in Captain Morns Drapars Company in Colonel William Bands regiment and he thinks the Majors name was Ward but he was not much there — Was part of the time and part of the time was stationed & quartered on Prospect Hill again quartered in the said College. — That he was there when the next spring the British left Boston. That his regim- ent marched from Cambridge to Bunker Hill and from there saw the enemy leaving Boston and the Am- ericans taking possession of the town — That he served 4 the four months for which he enlisted and was verbally discharged with the company when paraded for that purpose —
That about the middle of June 1776 he again volunteered for five months in the said town of Pelham in the place & as a substitute for Daniel Gray who was drafted, was an aged man and had a family —
That the troops then raised were called "the new recruits" and were to relieve the northern army on Lake Champlain — That he engaged under Captain Reuben Dickinson in the said Col Woodbridge's regim- ent and on the second day of July was mustered and march- ed with the said regiment which was made partly from other regiments by North Hampton Massachusetts Bennington Vermont. Cambridge Saratoga & Fort Edward to White Hall New York at the head of Lake Champlain then down the lake in boats to Ticonderoga where they joined the said army under General Gates and remain- 5 ed there to the second day of December following and was then verbally discharged — That Gen Gates commanded all

the time he was there & St. Clair in believe was there - That Col. Bond above mentioned died that season on Mount Independence opposite Ticonderoga a That in the year 1777 he removed from Pelham to the said White Creek (then Cambridge) New York and on the ninth day of July of that year arrived on the farm where he now resides - That on the 13 th of August the same year when Col. Barre's detachment came out from Saratoga to Bennington he went to Benning- ton and there volunteered and fell into Captain Isaac Clark's Company of that plan - That there was not much ceremony about the organization of the volunteers - That he with said company marched that afternoon back to Cambridge and encamped in the woods that night about two miles from the camp of Col. Barre - The next day they retreated before the enemy to or near to the Bennington Battlefield ground and then met General Stark with his forces - That on the 15 th they were all drawn out and formed for action but there came on a rain and the attack was deferred to the sixteenth when the Bennington Battle so called was fought and in which he was enga- ged through the day - That he helped the next day to bury the dead and continued in said service in said company till the 27 th of the same month and was then dismissed to go home - That the next October he was in actual service one week at Saratoga at the capture of Gen Burgoyne - That he was then a volunteer and does not remember in whose company he was placed -
That in May 1778 he again volunteered in said Cambridge in Captain Gersham Woodworth's Com- pany Col. Lewis Van Woert's Regiment of militia & marched under the immediate command of Governor George Clinton to Saratoga Fort Edward Fort George down Lake George to Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain

there to Crown Point and some miles below that place and to where the enemy of whom they were in pursuit had encamped the night before and had that morning embarked and their boats were there in sight down the lake but they had escaped us - The party we were in pursuit of had been to Johnstown at Sir John Johnston's and as far as Schoharie where they burned & were then returning with Mr Johnston's property as was then said - That he with the party returned to Fort George where he was discharged and had served a little more than two weeks - That he was also in service at Palmentown now Milton Saratoga County N. York to garrison that place fifteen days in said Wood- worth's Company and under the command of Major James Ashton - This was in the autumn but what year he does not positively recollect but thinks it was in 1770 or 1779 - That after Fort George was taken and burned and a number of men killed there he went from Cambridge with a party to that place and buried those that were killed - thinks it was in the Spring but does not know positively the year - That he was not gone in said service more than four or five days the distance from Cambridge was about fifty miles That he was often out in alarms in 1770. 9 & 00 - That he went once in said service to Fort Edward twenty nine miles - Twice to White Hall fifty three miles, once by Rupert and Pawlet Vermont to Gran- ville Washington County New York forty one miles under Capt Samuel Dodge in Col. Ebenezer Van Rensselaer  John  John regiment and was gone fifteen days - The other three times last above mentioned were short and he does not remember much about them as to officers or particulars and he was engaged in casual work more such service which he cannot remember to relate

That there is no clergyman in his neighbourhood who has resided there more than about fifteen months and he cannot therefore certify as required by law
That he never received any discharge from any of the said services other than those above mentioned
That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services other than is deposed in the affidavit of Matthew Gray
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. S. Leigh CCR
William Gilmore
We Benjamin Joslin & Amhurst Dyer — both residing in the town of White Creek County of Washington and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Gilman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age —
That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion —
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
J. S. Leigh CCR
B. Joslin
Amhurst Dyer

State of New York (Washington County)
Matthew Gray of the town of Salem in said County being sworn saith that he is acquainted with William Gilman who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration — That he knew him in the war of the revolution and served with him in the summer of 1775 in the town of Cambridge near Boston Massachusetts and was quartered with him in the colleges at that place saw him there frequently but cannot say how long he served but he was there before the regiment arrived there Sworn & subscribed the 8. day of September 1832 J. S. Leigh Clerk
Matthew Gray
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states — and the court further certifies that it appears to them that Robinson Gilman Benjamin Joslin and Amhurst Dyer who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said town of White Creek are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
J. S. S. Leigh Clerk of the Court of Common

Pleas for the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Gilman for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this third day of September 1832
J. S. Leigh Clerk
And I do further certify that I have fastened a connected thru four half sheets of paper at the top with ribbon and placed the seal of the said County thereon.
J. S. Leigh Clerk

22620
William Gilmore, Washington co. New York.
John P. Putnam, Cambridge, Washington 60 New York,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Gilmore, Washington County, N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunteer 1775 5 Private Capt Gray Col Woodbridge Cambridge 82 Hampshire   do. — 4 Capt Draper Col. Bairs Boston co. Mass.   do. 1776 5 Capt Dickerson Col Woodbridge Burytown Saratoga Cambridge tradition   1777 14 Capt Clark Burytown Saratoga Champlin New York   1778 7 Col. Lewis Woods   Volunteer — 14   15   5 or 15  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
M. O no Rolls

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
F. B. [unintelligible]

Rev. War
8571
INVALID.
File No. 8571
William Gilmore Rev War
Act: June 14 32
Index: Vol. 141 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 9. 1910. History to Mrs. Jennie Stewart, F.W. Rensselaer, N.Y.
1910 Feb. 21 Hist. to Ella Edmondson. V.L.M. 1924 Dec. 16. Copys mailed to Frank S. Osgood P.O. Box 389, Boston, Mass. (see receipt for payment in Sam- uel Mason, Mass 818259). AW.

Ad.
3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by See  Lt. M. Moore
Claim No. Feb 3, 1910
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier William Gilmore
Service Mass. - P.W.
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No 1 W. I. W or R. as above except I. F. 8571.

Will you please give me all informa- tion possible of William Gilmour, private in Massachusetts Militia placed on roll 1833 aged 83. - He was a pensioner in Washing- ton Co. New York. -
Mrs. Jennie Stewart 244 Broadway
Rensselaer, N.Y. Hills Mountain Chapter
JAN 20 1910

Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate)
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Ex. aw
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 1560 Date Dec 13 24
Subject Wm Gilmore, Rev 38571
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 5 pages to be (No.) (No.)
forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks: See receipt for payment in Samuel Wabson, Mass. S 1525-9.
Copies mailed Dec 16 1924 to Approved: Frank S. Osgood PO Box 389, Boston Mass WE Wilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION
Chief Clerk.

Handwritten: 100-15-75

5209 Harriet St. Pittsburgh, Pa. February 10, 1910.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please to let me know of William Gilmore, of Washington County, New York, drew a pension - He was a revolutionary soldier, from about 1750, and I think that he was enrolled in the Massachusetts militia - He

died at the age of 97, and is buried at Cambridge, Washington County, N. Y. I would like to know anything which the pension record can tell me about him - Every scrap of information will be appreciated, as he is my great-great-great grandfather. His grave is marked as a Revolutionary soldier, and he fought in the Battle of Bennington - I hope a pension

7 record will tell where he was born.
Very truly yours.
(Mrs.) Ella J. Edmonds.
FEB 12 1916